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let me thank secretary gates, secretary chu, and admiral mullen. you'll be hearing from four of the experts who worked on this so hard under secretary tauscher. from the defense department, jim miller. and from the joint chiefs, general cartwright. i want to thank everyone who worked on this. as secretary gates said, it took a lot of meetings, but we believe this represents the best interest for the united states and our partners and allies around the world. >> let me begin by thanking secretary gates, secretary clinton, and admiral mullen. this was a truly multi agency review that reflected the expertise of the state department, the energy department, and the department of defense. this report reflects the administration's understanding that the effort to reduce nuclear dangers will require an all-out government approach. it also reflects the president's commitment. as the president said in prague, we will sustain a safe, secure and effective nuclear arsenal as long as nuclear weapons exist. this nuclear posture review reflects the commitment and
let me thank secretary gates, secretary chu, and admiral mullen. you'll be hearing from four of the experts who worked on this so hard under secretary tauscher. from the defense department, jim miller. and from the joint chiefs, general cartwright. i want to thank everyone who worked on this. as secretary gates said, it took a lot of meetings, but we believe this represents the best interest for the united states and our partners and allies around the world. >> let me begin by thanking...
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i do not in the admiral mike mullen. he has tremendous challenges he deals with on a daily basis, as do men and women in uniform every day. i like to flesh out a few points that build on some and sharp and others that he made as well as to fill in some gaps. the first thing, and i think this was implicit in some of his comments, but i think could be made stronger is that i think this coming year will be a major turning point. he talked about the drawdown in iraq, the election. it has been commonplace that every year we said the next 12- 18 months in iraq will be crucial. this time there will be because elections held the potential for increased violenceiran -- this year will determine the future and tell us whether that the domestic has a real chance to affect change. we will also know whether the nuclear diplomacy will be successful. finally, the elephant in the room is the possibility of israeli military action. afghanistan will be crucial in the next 18 months to determine the trajectory of our engagement there. final
i do not in the admiral mike mullen. he has tremendous challenges he deals with on a daily basis, as do men and women in uniform every day. i like to flesh out a few points that build on some and sharp and others that he made as well as to fill in some gaps. the first thing, and i think this was implicit in some of his comments, but i think could be made stronger is that i think this coming year will be a major turning point. he talked about the drawdown in iraq, the election. it has been...
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he was joined by secretary of state hillary clinton, the joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, an energy secretary steven chu. this hourlong event includes a review by a state department and pentagon officials. >> thank you for being with us today. today we wrote releasing the nuclear posture review, outlining a balanced and comprehensive approach to deal with nuclear weapons in the america's national security. i am pleased to have secretary clinton and secretary chu joining us to make this announcement. this is indicative of the issues and the significant interagency cooperation that this review enjoyed. both secretary clinton and secretary chu as well as admiral mullen will make brief comments in a moment. and then we will take three or four questions limited to the npr and start. the npr provides a road map to implement president obama is the agenda for reducing nuclear risk to the united states, our allies and partners, and the international community. this review describes how the u.s. will reduce the role and numbers of nuclear weapons with a long-term goal of the nuclear- free wor
he was joined by secretary of state hillary clinton, the joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, an energy secretary steven chu. this hourlong event includes a review by a state department and pentagon officials. >> thank you for being with us today. today we wrote releasing the nuclear posture review, outlining a balanced and comprehensive approach to deal with nuclear weapons in the america's national security. i am pleased to have secretary clinton and secretary chu joining us to make this...
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mullen saw this and said "i'm not taking that over." general cartwright... >> rose: said to be his favorite general. obama's favorite general. >> obama's favorite general said "i'm in not in the business of not providing options." and he goes to the law which says as a member of the joint chiefs-- which he is-- the chairman is obligated to present the alternative military advice. mullen won't do it. i'm sorry... >> rose: i'm asking you how duds he not do it? he says it's 40,000, that's it? >> that's it. >> rose: that's it. >> i'm not doing it. >> rose: he basically says you've asked me for an option, i'm giving you the only option there is. you either take 40,000 or there's no other option. that's what you're saying is the sum total of the chairman of the joint chiefs advice to the president of the united states? >> that's exactly right. and then obama gets wind that there's another option, he tells gates and mullen he wants it presented. >> rose: and what is that? >> that's the 20,000 troop option. it's presented but then they say we d
mullen saw this and said "i'm not taking that over." general cartwright... >> rose: said to be his favorite general. obama's favorite general. >> obama's favorite general said "i'm in not in the business of not providing options." and he goes to the law which says as a member of the joint chiefs-- which he is-- the chairman is obligated to present the alternative military advice. mullen won't do it. i'm sorry... >> rose: i'm asking you how duds he not do...
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mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs. what's going to happen here, and at the end of this on the eve of the decision, tom donelan, the workhorse, national security advisor, when they go through this says to general lute who's the afghan coordinator on the national security council steps "my god, what have we got this guy into?" >> rose: there's also this, bob gates says of tom donelan he becomes head of the national security council and jones leaves. what does he say? >> he says it wouldn't work out because... >> rose: the language you use wasn't that it wouldn't work out. >> he said it would be a disaster. now, this was last year. the question is has donelan grown? can... does he have that relationship with the military that you need to have as a national security advisor. >> rose: but let's just stay with the president and how you saw him and his decision making and whether he was the right person to be making this decision in this case at this time. >> look, there's no choice. >> rose: but we're using this to make an a
mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs. what's going to happen here, and at the end of this on the eve of the decision, tom donelan, the workhorse, national security advisor, when they go through this says to general lute who's the afghan coordinator on the national security council steps "my god, what have we got this guy into?" >> rose: there's also this, bob gates says of tom donelan he becomes head of the national security council and jones leaves. what does he say?...
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is 313 still the requirement, admiral mullen? and how does this budget, how does this qdr support the goal of a 313-ship navy? t. is still a goal. it is -- it was when i'd led that analysis and generated that requirement as cno and remains the floor. it was a number that was achieved with, you know, an understanding of what the risks would be. we, the total we, that's the services, the department, those that build ships certainly congressional support, had been working for years to get more money into the ship-building account. and i think as we laid out there, some $15 billion this year. it's ten ship, one of had is an army ship. we are, one of the things we're not going toble able to do build to that number of ships, they keep costing a lot more than they expect they will. that's the acquisition reform is really a critical part of that, and i'll use lcs as an example. that has cost, has been -- while i had expectations the costs would go up, certainly not to the degree that it has. and so that has to be contained. we don't need
is 313 still the requirement, admiral mullen? and how does this budget, how does this qdr support the goal of a 313-ship navy? t. is still a goal. it is -- it was when i'd led that analysis and generated that requirement as cno and remains the floor. it was a number that was achieved with, you know, an understanding of what the risks would be. we, the total we, that's the services, the department, those that build ships certainly congressional support, had been working for years to get more...
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this morning the nation's top military official, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. >>> plus, the escalating war in afghanistan. his views on night raids, relations with president karzai and deadlines for u.s. withdrawal. >>> then hot zone. as haiti reels from a cholera outbreak, we ask what happened to the global pledge to rebuild the nation? >>> and gm's new start. was the bailout good for america after all? analysis on our roundtable with george will, democratic strategist donna brazile, ed luce of "the financial times" and former clinton labor secretary robert reich. >>> plus, "the sunday funnies." >> the capitol hill christmas tree arrives this week, and as soon as it gets to washington, it will die in committee. did you know that? >>> hello again, and with reports of a new nuclear facility in north korea and a new deadline in the afghanistan war, there's a lot to discuss with our guest chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. president obama returned late last night from the nato summit in lisbon where the united states and its allies are no
this morning the nation's top military official, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. >>> plus, the escalating war in afghanistan. his views on night raids, relations with president karzai and deadlines for u.s. withdrawal. >>> then hot zone. as haiti reels from a cholera outbreak, we ask what happened to the global pledge to rebuild the nation? >>> and gm's new start. was the bailout good for america after all? analysis on our roundtable with...
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admiral mullen, you talk about the verification system on each weapon. will that be like a transponder on each airplane? or do we know yet? >> i think some may know. i do not. it was clear it is going to be visible and verifiable. every single weapon would have it. there was a unique criteria laid on for each weapon because the weapons, in fact, are different. >> would be a technological verification compared to a visible one? >> i think -- i would have to get back. i think it is visible, but it could possibly be technologically verified as well. >> if you would, i would like to have that information, because that is impressive. secretary gates, thank you for being here. you talked about the submarine and-launched missiles and the number of inspections -- the submarine-launched missiles and the number of inspections. >> yes. >> how many inspections did we have under start ii? >> i honestly do not remember. >> [unintelligible] >> under start ii -- [unintelligible] there was a quote of 28. >> and now they have 18? >> yes, sir. >> that is less. >> i was jus
admiral mullen, you talk about the verification system on each weapon. will that be like a transponder on each airplane? or do we know yet? >> i think some may know. i do not. it was clear it is going to be visible and verifiable. every single weapon would have it. there was a unique criteria laid on for each weapon because the weapons, in fact, are different. >> would be a technological verification compared to a visible one? >> i think -- i would have to get back. i think it...
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secretary of state clinton said top united states military officer mike mullen will visit sew to enhance coordination with its asian allies. iran and six major countries resumed talks over tehran's nuclear development program for the first time in more than a year. officials from iran, the united states, britain, france, germany russia and china start the meeting in geneva on monday. they include top negotiator jaleli and katherine ashton. the countries want iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity immediately. iran argues it will not comply and said its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. the nation announced it has succeeded in creating yellow cake without relying on imports. during the two-day talks, the countries are expected to enhance surveillance methods. >>> a major breakthrough is unlikely as iran maintains it will not give into demands to halt its enrichment activity. france has agreed to deepen its cooperation with india to build nuclear power plants in the south asian country. india prime minister singh and nicolas sarkozy held talks on monday. the two agree
secretary of state clinton said top united states military officer mike mullen will visit sew to enhance coordination with its asian allies. iran and six major countries resumed talks over tehran's nuclear development program for the first time in more than a year. officials from iran, the united states, britain, france, germany russia and china start the meeting in geneva on monday. they include top negotiator jaleli and katherine ashton. the countries want iran to suspend its uranium...
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again, that's not quite admiral mullen's lean but it has an impact. and we will also possibly be seen with the consequence management the potential aftermath of an israeli military strike on iran, which will inevitably and someone or another impact on america's security posture in the region, and then we will have to deal with the possibility since people such as myself believe that to succeed, preventive action cannot be an event but it has to be sustained policy. after the first israeli action, does the united states then support future actions or does it say never again, this cannot occur again. all the while, dealing with the aftermath of an israeli strike and implications that could entail. and then finally, if this does not come to pass, and iran and diplomacy doesn't work in israel doesn't strike, then we're going to be focusing on large part of the coming year and afterwards on confidence building and reassurance among our allies. as we try to build a containment regime to do with a nuclear iran. and i would raise a question, one of the main c
again, that's not quite admiral mullen's lean but it has an impact. and we will also possibly be seen with the consequence management the potential aftermath of an israeli military strike on iran, which will inevitably and someone or another impact on america's security posture in the region, and then we will have to deal with the possibility since people such as myself believe that to succeed, preventive action cannot be an event but it has to be sustained policy. after the first israeli...
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on the newshour tonight, joint chiefs chair mullen tells congress lifting the ban is the right thing to do. margaret warner reports. >> lehrer: then, a debate over the president's proposals to pull the plug on human space flight; >> ifill: an update from haiti on some of the earthquake's youngest victims; plus a tom bearden report on how haitian orphans are adapting to life with their adoptive parents in colorado. >> he's gone through an earthquake. he's on basically planet mars. he's ready to smile at any moment. it's amazing. >> lehrer: and paul solman talks to the c.e.o. of the bank of new york. >> no bank should be too big to fail. that is my view, and that is our industry's view. capitalism works. darwinism works. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: pacific life. bank of america this is the power of human energy. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and
on the newshour tonight, joint chiefs chair mullen tells congress lifting the ban is the right thing to do. margaret warner reports. >> lehrer: then, a debate over the president's proposals to pull the plug on human space flight; >> ifill: an update from haiti on some of the earthquake's youngest victims; plus a tom bearden report on how haitian orphans are adapting to life with their adoptive parents in colorado. >> he's gone through an earthquake. he's on basically planet...
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admiral michael mullen. let me take a moment to extend special greetings to members of the institute's board of trustees who are here with us today as well as to those who have gathered in new york, los angeles, south florida, san francisco participating in this session by video conference, welcome to all of you. >> admiral over our 20 years we have been very proud to establish a close working relationship with the uniformed military. sometimes we come to you just today for example, two of our senior scholars cannot be with us. they are down lecturing at the u.s. army central command of atlanta. sometimes you come to us. for more than a decade, we have been honored to host serving officers for up to a year of research. education and training as part of the defense fellows program from the air force and from the army. through the it all, with the institute we have come to respect the bredth. and the multiplicity of responsibilities that you face in our part of the world. the middle east. and we have seen in y
admiral michael mullen. let me take a moment to extend special greetings to members of the institute's board of trustees who are here with us today as well as to those who have gathered in new york, los angeles, south florida, san francisco participating in this session by video conference, welcome to all of you. >> admiral over our 20 years we have been very proud to establish a close working relationship with the uniformed military. sometimes we come to you just today for example, two...
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feel the good. >> we are back with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen. another set of wikileak documents. the -- do you think that this endangers the lives of american troops, these kind of leaks? >> absolutely. not just american troops, but it also endangers the lives of other individuals that we have engaged in our overall efforts. whether they be many afghanistan or other countries. i think it's a very, very dangerous precedent. what i don't think those who are in charge of wikileak understand is we live in a world where just a little bitty piece of information can be added a network of information and really open up an understanding that just wasn't there before, so it continues to be extremely dangerous, and i would hope that those who are responsible for this would at some point in time think about the responsibility they have for lives that they're exposing and the potential that's there and stop leaking this information. >> i'm going take you on a tour of the world because we don't have a lot of time. iran, you have been consistently suspicious o
feel the good. >> we are back with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen. another set of wikileak documents. the -- do you think that this endangers the lives of american troops, these kind of leaks? >> absolutely. not just american troops, but it also endangers the lives of other individuals that we have engaged in our overall efforts. whether they be many afghanistan or other countries. i think it's a very, very dangerous precedent. what i don't think those who...
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admiral michael mullen. let me take a moment to extend special greetings to members of the institute's board of trustees who are here with us today as well as to those who have gathered in new york, los angeles, south florida, san francisco participating in this session by video conference, welcome to all of you. >> admiral over our 20 years we have been very proud to establish a close working relationship with the uniformed military. sometimes we come to you just today for example, two of our senior scholars cannot be with us. they are down lecturing at the u.s. army central command of atlanta. sometimes you come to us. for more than a decade, we have been honored to host serving officers for up to a year of research. education and training as part of the defense fellows program from the air force and from the army. through the it all, with the institute we have come to respect the bredth. and the multiplicity of responsibilities that you face in our part of the world. the middle east. and we have seen in y
admiral michael mullen. let me take a moment to extend special greetings to members of the institute's board of trustees who are here with us today as well as to those who have gathered in new york, los angeles, south florida, san francisco participating in this session by video conference, welcome to all of you. >> admiral over our 20 years we have been very proud to establish a close working relationship with the uniformed military. sometimes we come to you just today for example, two...
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first up, admiral michael mullen. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on the world's trouble spots. >>> then, "what in the world." does the chinese government knows what websites you visited, what e-mails you sent or received? maybe. we'll explain. >>> next, david stockman, ronald reagan's budget director now says that the republican party, his party, has abandoned its principled and crippled the economy in the process. we'll hear from him on what it takes to fix the economy. finally, a last look at the national sport of afghanistan and what this brutal fighting call tell us about that country. let's get started. >>> joining me now, admiral mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. he is the nation's top military officer and the principle military adviser to the president of the united states. admiral mullen, thanks for coming on. >> good to be with you, fareed. >> north korea. why are they doing this? so we have the sinking of the ship in march. we have the revelation about the nuclear facilities just
first up, admiral michael mullen. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on the world's trouble spots. >>> then, "what in the world." does the chinese government knows what websites you visited, what e-mails you sent or received? maybe. we'll explain. >>> next, david stockman, ronald reagan's budget director now says that the republican party, his party, has abandoned its principled and crippled the economy in the process. we'll hear from him on what it takes to fix...
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admiral mullen could barely be constrained? >> i thought it was interesting. he was very, very tempted -- you could almost read his mind -- to say that, look, jon kyl is taking direction from mitch mcconnell who says explicitly that the next two years are going to be about making sure that barack obama is not a two-term president and, therefore, this is all politics and therefore the republicans are putting politics above national security. >> i mean, on an issue like this, they can't do that, can they? i mean really he tipped off the military, the intelligence, the financial, all the questions that they had have been resolved. >> i think jon kyl, i take at his word and respect him very much. first of all he says it's nonsense as john -- joe biden keeps saying, it is to ratify this in a lame duck session. that means if we didn't have a lame duck session, which we shouldn't do ever, we -- >> it's to ratify it right now. as soon as possible. >> six weeks from now, oh, please in -- >> they want to re-open it. >> jon kyl is bargaining for the modernization of our
admiral mullen could barely be constrained? >> i thought it was interesting. he was very, very tempted -- you could almost read his mind -- to say that, look, jon kyl is taking direction from mitch mcconnell who says explicitly that the next two years are going to be about making sure that barack obama is not a two-term president and, therefore, this is all politics and therefore the republicans are putting politics above national security. >> i mean, on an issue like this, they...
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psychiatry and ed morrill mullen, thank you for your testimony this morning. >> mr. chairman, at the risk of prolonging the hearing, could i take just a moment to address the question to put to me in your opening statement? >> yes, sir. >> first of all, one of the frustrations i have had ever since taking this job has been the department of defense is organized and structured to plan for the war but not wage war and the only way that i have been able that i found i have been able to get the kind of urgent action to create the mrap to get the additional intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance work to do to counter ied effort has been battling to get their the groups that you described in the task force's where i jeter them and essentially have all of the senior players both uniformed and civilian at the table. and to be able to force the kind of rapid action that has been necessary to support those in the field. in several of these areas, i think that the work has reached a point where i think i can begin to take action to begin to return these efforts to their t
psychiatry and ed morrill mullen, thank you for your testimony this morning. >> mr. chairman, at the risk of prolonging the hearing, could i take just a moment to address the question to put to me in your opening statement? >> yes, sir. >> first of all, one of the frustrations i have had ever since taking this job has been the department of defense is organized and structured to plan for the war but not wage war and the only way that i have been able that i found i have been...
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. >> reporter: both gates and admiral mike mullen expressed outrage about the release of thousands of afghan war records last week by the website wikileaks. they say it puts the lives of american troops and after gansz who cooperate with us at risk. >> the potential for costing us lives i think is significant. i said when it first occurred i was appalled. i remain appalled. and at the potential for loss of lives of american soldiers or coalition soldiers, or afghan citizens is clearly there. >> reporter: admiral mullen told cbs the u.s. is trying to protect afghan informants who were named in those documents. in washington, melanie wilkes fox news. >>> the pentagon has named one suspect in the leaks. army private bradley manning of potomac. he is set to stand trial for leak is classified video of an attack in iraq that led to the deaths of nine people including two journalists. >>> you already know troops save each other on the front lines. did you also know how often dogs do the job in you don't want to miss our touching story of how vets are trying to bring these animals home from w
. >> reporter: both gates and admiral mike mullen expressed outrage about the release of thousands of afghan war records last week by the website wikileaks. they say it puts the lives of american troops and after gansz who cooperate with us at risk. >> the potential for costing us lives i think is significant. i said when it first occurred i was appalled. i remain appalled. and at the potential for loss of lives of american soldiers or coalition soldiers, or afghan citizens is...
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let me thank secretary gates, secretary chu and admiral mullen. you will also be hearing from the experts who worked so hard on this from the state department. you'll hear from the energy department, the defense department and also from the joint chiefs. i just want to thank everyone who helped work on this, because as secretary gates said, it took a lot of the meetings, a lot of effort, but we believe it represents the best interests of the united states and our partners and allies around the world. >> let me begin by first thinking secretary gates, secretary clinton and admiral mullen. well as the defense department led the effort, this was truly an interagency effort. this report reflects the administration's understanding that the effort to reduce nuclear dangers will require an all-out government approach. the president is addressing these issues in a way that improves security for americans and our friends and allies around the world. as the president said in a prague, we will maintain a safe, secure nuclear arsenal. this reflects that commi
let me thank secretary gates, secretary chu and admiral mullen. you will also be hearing from the experts who worked so hard on this from the state department. you'll hear from the energy department, the defense department and also from the joint chiefs. i just want to thank everyone who helped work on this, because as secretary gates said, it took a lot of the meetings, a lot of effort, but we believe it represents the best interests of the united states and our partners and allies around the...
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pentagon, secretary of defense robert gates and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen spoke about the event that led to general mcchrystal's resignation. >> i believe the poor judgment exercise bid general mcchrystal with regard to the "rolling stone" profile has made his continued service in that post and as a member of the national security team untenable. >> the statements and attitudes reported in the news media are unacceptable under our form of government and are inconsistent with the high standards expected of military leaders. as i said tuesday, our troops and coalition partners are making extraordinary sacrifices in the fight against al qaeda and its extremistist allies. our singular focus must be on succeeding in this mission without distraction or division. >> honestly, when i first read it, i was nearly sick. it made me... literally physically. i couldn't believe it. so i was stunned. secondly, general mcchrystal is responsible for his people and he has every bit as much responsibility for what was in that and what his people said as the individuals who say
pentagon, secretary of defense robert gates and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen spoke about the event that led to general mcchrystal's resignation. >> i believe the poor judgment exercise bid general mcchrystal with regard to the "rolling stone" profile has made his continued service in that post and as a member of the national security team untenable. >> the statements and attitudes reported in the news media are unacceptable under our form of...
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we have seen dramatic testimony two weeks ago from mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. real departure for the top brass. bob gates, robert gates, seems on the civilian side to be a little bit more slow moving. but has at least endorsed saluting the president's decision. but this isn't moving very quick. >> i well, you know, even admiral mike mullen when he stunned lawmakers last week by dough clarg he thought the repeal of don't ask, don't tell was the right thing to do. he also emphasized he wasn't sure how it could be implemented and he absolutely wanted to find out what the troops thought. you know, the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen. it seems like the military times, it is a newspaper, private newspaper group, has pretty much got a head start on that for admiral mullen and the pentagon. they conducted their own independent poll last november in which 51% of those polled said that they still oppose the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. that's down from 63% six years ago. while those who favor it is up from 24% to 30%. and there are some tricky issues that are
we have seen dramatic testimony two weeks ago from mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. real departure for the top brass. bob gates, robert gates, seems on the civilian side to be a little bit more slow moving. but has at least endorsed saluting the president's decision. but this isn't moving very quick. >> i well, you know, even admiral mike mullen when he stunned lawmakers last week by dough clarg he thought the repeal of don't ask, don't tell was the right thing to...
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mark mullen, abc. >> the first video posted on youtube was called at the zoo. all it was a guy talking about the length of an elephant's trunk. >> now i know who we can blame for justin bieber madness. >> moments
mark mullen, abc. >> the first video posted on youtube was called at the zoo. all it was a guy talking about the length of an elephant's trunk. >> now i know who we can blame for justin bieber madness. >> moments
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david grugry pushed mullen about a previous leak suspected in this massive leak and there is concern on the part of the administration and more do you means to be leaked in the future. they asked about that investigation and here's the exchange he had with admiral mullen. >> anybody in the national security apparatus has to take full cog sense of their responsibility. i wouldn't go into the details of this case, but again, i will let the investigation run its course and we will see where it goes. >> we heard the admiral say a couple of days ago that the wiki leaks and the potential for costing us lives is substantial. the thought online here after the immediate threat to afghan civilians named in the document or u.s. forces is what about the future of the war? what does this leak say about the future of the war and pakistan's koofgz with us? many reports that pakistan is playing both sides of the street and the war is headed in the right direction and pakistan is on our side and he did acknowledge that there were times when they do have contact with the taliban. a complicate and a da
david grugry pushed mullen about a previous leak suspected in this massive leak and there is concern on the part of the administration and more do you means to be leaked in the future. they asked about that investigation and here's the exchange he had with admiral mullen. >> anybody in the national security apparatus has to take full cog sense of their responsibility. i wouldn't go into the details of this case, but again, i will let the investigation run its course and we will see where...
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admiral mike mullen is chairman of the joint chiefs. >> we're an institution that values integrity and then asks other people to join us; work with us; fight with us; die with us; and lie about who they are the whole time they're in the military. that's what just doesn't make any sense to me. >> lehrer: mullen and defense secretary robert gates came armed with findings that most troops see no ill effects from ending the ban on gays serving openly in the ranks. but they faced a nearly-united republican front of opposition led by arizona's john mccain: >> you have said that you conclude that those concerns of members of service members about deterioration in military-unit cohesion are, quote, "exaggerated." how are they exaggerated? >> well, i don't remember using the word "exaggerated" because i take those concerns very seriously. >> lehrer: mccain had said any action on repeal should await the survey results, but today he argued it asked the wrong questions-- not how should repeal be handled, but whether it should happen at all. he pointed to nearly 60% of combat troops who said allowi
admiral mike mullen is chairman of the joint chiefs. >> we're an institution that values integrity and then asks other people to join us; work with us; fight with us; die with us; and lie about who they are the whole time they're in the military. that's what just doesn't make any sense to me. >> lehrer: mullen and defense secretary robert gates came armed with findings that most troops see no ill effects from ending the ban on gays serving openly in the ranks. but they faced a...
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that seems to be an endorsement of what mullen and gates had to say. this is mullen to the senate armed services committee. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. i have served with homosexuals since 1968. senator mccain spoke to that in his statement. everybody in the military has. and we understand that. so a number of things which cumulatively for me personally get me to this position. >> what is your position on it, senator? >> well, i think people are very concerned. i believe there are very outstanding patriotic gay people who serve in the military and they ought to be given credit for it. they shouldn't have to lie about being gay. on the other hand, i think a lot of people are concerned that if you do away with the don't ask, don't tell, literally they will come back and ask for special rights and preferences and privileges others don't have. i don't see that either. so you know, like i say, i just plain do not believe in prejudice of any kind. >> so you're willing to vote for
that seems to be an endorsement of what mullen and gates had to say. this is mullen to the senate armed services committee. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. i have served with homosexuals since 1968. senator mccain spoke to that in his statement. everybody in the military has. and we understand that. so a number of things which cumulatively for me personally get me to this position. >> what is your position...
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. >> rose: admiral mullen has been over to see him about 15 times. >> admiral mullen and i have gone together to see him. >> rose: so give us a measure of him, the chief of staff in of the army in pakistan. >> general kaini. >> he is first of all a very powerful person and a very important fact never this equation. >> rose: and once led the i-s-i. >> he also went to forth leaven worth command and control college and is proud to say he is a member of the fort leaven hall hall of fame. >> rose: that would be in kansas. >> i believe so, yes. and he is among general officers i've known he's a remarkable strategic thinker. he's very smart. and he ask, he was involved from the war on bangladesh when he was a junior officer in 1971. he is an enormously powerful political factor in the country. and we have extensive discussions with him. as you mentioned earlier mike mullsen his primary. >> rose: you had all these conversations, is he worried and does he reflect this in questions to you and admiral mullen, the americans have left afghanistan before. if they leave now we need some allies over
. >> rose: admiral mullen has been over to see him about 15 times. >> admiral mullen and i have gone together to see him. >> rose: so give us a measure of him, the chief of staff in of the army in pakistan. >> general kaini. >> he is first of all a very powerful person and a very important fact never this equation. >> rose: and once led the i-s-i. >> he also went to forth leaven worth command and control college and is proud to say he is a member of the...
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the fact that general powell, secretary gates, admiral mullen, these past two days have been a tremendous success in our efforts to repeal don't ask, don't tell. >> in today's house armed services committee hearing, you and another veteran, pennsylvania democratic congressman, joe sestak, a retired navy admiral, you beth expressed skepticism that the pentagon needs a year-long process to figure out how to implement a change in this policy. why are you skeptical? >> well, i just wanted to make sure i had them on record, but they were very clear, rachel. it wasn't a question of if they were doing to do this, it was a question of how. now we have a dual-track progress. basically, the congress meeneedo act. we need to overturn the law that the congress put in place almost 17 years ago. at the same time, the pentagon, because the military leadership has been very clear that they want to repeal it, are now figuring out how they're going to do that. they said they're going to get it done this calendar year. they're not going to delay. and i thought that was a tremendous statement by secretary ga
the fact that general powell, secretary gates, admiral mullen, these past two days have been a tremendous success in our efforts to repeal don't ask, don't tell. >> in today's house armed services committee hearing, you and another veteran, pennsylvania democratic congressman, joe sestak, a retired navy admiral, you beth expressed skepticism that the pentagon needs a year-long process to figure out how to implement a change in this policy. why are you skeptical? >> well, i just...
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admiral mullen wouldn't give any more details about the shipment of weapons to kandahar. if he had them, he wouldn't tell us about them. he does say he was taken aback by the news. he is concerned that iran is trying to get even more involved in the conflict in afghanistan. our military officials searching for a missing crew member from a u.s. navy plane that went down earlier today in the north arabian sea. the military reports the plane was returning from support operations in afghanistan with 4 people on board when it experienced what the navy is calling a mishap around 10:00 this morning eastern time. we're told rescuers were able to reach three of the crew members. the plane is an e-2-c hockey. it is said to pack -- hawkeye. dangerous weather conditions are easy for it. we are told it was stationed aboard the aircraft carrier ussd dwight highway -- eisenhower. the top story as we go across america. >> iowa. students in norris springs gathering pennies for some of their counterparts in pakistan. teacher says the pennies can go a long way. >> a penny doesn't mean much
admiral mullen wouldn't give any more details about the shipment of weapons to kandahar. if he had them, he wouldn't tell us about them. he does say he was taken aback by the news. he is concerned that iran is trying to get even more involved in the conflict in afghanistan. our military officials searching for a missing crew member from a u.s. navy plane that went down earlier today in the north arabian sea. the military reports the plane was returning from support operations in afghanistan...
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reviews the impact of changing the don't ask don't tell policy defense secretary gates and admiral mullen announced changes making it harder to kick gay service members out of the military. >> i believe these changes represent an important improvement in the way the current law is put into practice. above all by providing a greater measure of common sense and common decency to a process for handling what are difficult and complex issues for all involved. >> reporter: the changes raise minimum officer ranks to open an investigation to a one star general, conduct an inquiry to lt. colonel and authorize dismissal to a one star general. outing information from third parties will be taken under oath. scrutinized to avoid a grudge, costing a service member's military career this includes those under investigation now. >> as of my signature right after this meeting, every case that is currently still open, will be dealt with under these new regulations. >> reporter: military leadership is also dealing with a three-star general after lt. general mixon wrote a blunt letter to stars and stripes whi
reviews the impact of changing the don't ask don't tell policy defense secretary gates and admiral mullen announced changes making it harder to kick gay service members out of the military. >> i believe these changes represent an important improvement in the way the current law is put into practice. above all by providing a greater measure of common sense and common decency to a process for handling what are difficult and complex issues for all involved. >> reporter: the changes...